Spring Break Part 2

After returning from Mexico, Annie and I drove to San Diego to pick up the boys, who had stayed with my parents for the week (Annie stayed with Jeremy's parents in Tucson). We spent a few days with my sister...we had big plans to go to the beach, the USS Midway, and Sea World. The weather didn't cooperate (neither did Annie's constipation problems)...but we managed to do the Midway and Sea World.

The boys were so cute with Aunt Kendra in their flight suits. They were so proud and got so many comments from people on the ship.






Annie and Evan had a few things in common...like not being tall enough to go on the special tour with Aunt Kendra and also loving all the knobs and buttons.


There were a lot of knobs and buttons.

Sam's special tour included getting to sit in the Commanding Officer's chair up in the tower. Don't tell Evan.(Though I doubt that the Commanding Officer sits "criss-cross applesauce" in his chair while commanding the aircraft carrier).

Even though Annie didn't have a flight suit, she is absolutely adorable in this picture. Click on it so you can see how excited she is (not so much about the planes, more about the fact that she is about to run away from me at top speed).


The kids loved the open cockpits that they could sit in and pretend to be flying...Annie loved them so much that she would never look for the pictures.

Super awesome and totally realistic souvenir photo...Evan's face is the best!

The sky was clear, we paid our admission to Sea World, got suckered into the extra fee for feeding the dolphins and then it started to rain and hail so this is the only picture I got...


The sun did come out and we ended up having a nice day (except for Annie's continuing tummy troubles and separation anxiety).


Here's some cell phone pictures of Annie in Tucson, terrorizing Uncle Jack's dog:

"Come here, Tanner, let me brush you!"

"Now I'll put my shoes on you. You'll like it."

Annie really liked Aunt Sonnie.

Gamma did a good job trying to manage Annie's flyaway hair, but here is a picture that shows how Annie looks most days (especially when I'm in charge):
I always think she looks a bit like this Food Network Chef, whose name coincidentally is Anne:

Now we're back at home and back to busy normal life...I'm finishing up my MOPS year (I won't be coordinating next year) and the boys are back to eating picnic lunches and plotting world domination.